Hi guys, well this happened about 3 weeks ago. It's the stock Drive Shaft from my '86 CJ7. I blew the Shaft out while being an idiot doing a burn-out.

So I got a new Double Cardon CV, (Constant-velocity joint), Shaft from Curtis Tatton. Curtis made it for me in about a day. I have a 2 1/2 inch Suspension Lift and a 1 inch Body Lift. I spoke to Curtis on the phone personally and he told me that I wouldn't need any Leaf Spring Shims to get the correct angle to the Rear Diff.

So I measured from Yoke to Yoke like in the Pic below and it came out to 25 1/4 inches. Curtis told me that that is pretty standard for my truck's set-up, and he made the Shaft to that length.

So the new Shaft is now installed and there is no problem at all. The angle is perfect to the rear Diff with a straight bolt on job, and there are no vibrations at all, even at highway speeds.

I thought you guys would like to see the twisted Shaft, so here are some Pics of it. Very funny looking.

I know, but I didn't want this to happen again and I thought that the upgraded Shaft would be better and last longer either way. Plus, who knows what I'm going to do to the Jeep in the future? I thought since I'm screwed now, why not just put in the Heavy Duty shaft now. It allows for a bigger Lift in the future if I want without having to upgrade the shaft at that time.

Ya, I was going to toss it out. But now I'm thinking that I should sandblast it and paint up all nice and shiny like. Then when I'm really old, like next year, I can show all the kids that I was once a very cool guy, LOL.

I know, but I didn't want this to happen again and I thought that the upgraded Shaft would be better and last longer either way. Plus, who knows what I'm going to do to the Jeep in the future? I thought since I'm screwed now, why not just put in the Heavy Duty shaft now. It allows for a bigger Lift in the future if I want without having to upgrade the shaft at that time.

Todd.

Great. It does require more maintenance since you have to keep the CV centering ball greased. I understand Tatton does great work for a reasonable price.